Senior nutrition

Senior Connections offers hot, nutritious meals Monday-Friday for people 60 or older. Meals are delivered to homebound individuals and are served at congregate sites in Douglas County. A $3.50 contribution is requested per meal but no one is denied because of inability to pay. Call 715-394-3611 or 800-870-2181. Next week’s menu includes:

Oct. 22: Turkey and noodles, squash, wheat bread, fruit crisp.

Oct. 23: Sweet and sour pork, seasoned rice, steamed cabbage, breadstick, peaches.

Oct. 24: Swedish meatballs, whipped potatoes, carrot coins, wheat dinner roll, tropical fruit mix.

Oct. 25: Boiled ham dinner with carrots and potatoes, whole wheat bun, banana.

Oct. 26: Egg salad sandwich on wheat bread, tomato basil soup, fruit cocktail, peanut butter bar.

Make reservations 24 hours in advance for meal sites at 11:30 a.m. at Phoenix Villa, 218-591-3553; Amnicon Senior Center, Tuesday-Thursday, 715-364-2316; Solon Springs Community Center, Tuesday-Friday, 715-378-4546; Senior Center, Monday-Friday, 218-591-0001; Lake Nebagamon Village Auditorium, Tuesday-Friday, 715-374-3101; and Gordon Town Hall, Tuesday-Friday, 715-376-4683; noon Tuesday and Thursday at Northland Community Center, Dairyland, 715-244-3354; and 11:15 a.m. Monday-Thursday at Holy Assumption Parish, 715-394-7919; 715-399-2311 and Kro Bar and Grill, Brule, Tuesday-Friday, 715-372-8424.

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